]]>http://nj1015.com/unemployment-benefits-bill-clears-senate/feed/0 U.S. Capitol (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images)Hope for NJ's Long-Term Unemployed [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/hope-for-njs-long-term-unemployed-audio/
http://nj1015.com/hope-for-njs-long-term-unemployed-audio/#commentsTue, 31 Dec 2013 10:20:23 +0000David Matthauhttp://nj1015.com/?p=345694Continue reading…]]>Approximately 79,000 New Jersey residents who had been collecting long-term unemployment benefits have now been cut off, because the federal emergency jobless program has run out of money.

]]>http://nj1015.com/hope-for-njs-long-term-unemployed-audio/feed/0Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesAre 26 Weeks of Unemployment Benefits Enough? [POLL]http://nj1015.com/are-26-weeks-of-unemployment-benefits-enough-poll/
http://nj1015.com/are-26-weeks-of-unemployment-benefits-enough-poll/#commentsMon, 30 Dec 2013 16:09:58 +0000Ray Rossihttp://nj1015.com/?p=345462Continue reading…]]>Today, horror stories abound as to how many people have been out of work for extended periods of time.

A year at a clip, perhaps more.

Now add to that the fact that extended federal unemployment benefits have just run out for thousands around the state

]]>http://nj1015.com/are-26-weeks-of-unemployment-benefits-enough-poll/feed/0YoutubeUnemployment Benefits End for 1 Million in UShttp://nj1015.com/long-term-unemployment-benefit-expires-for-1m-huseholds/
http://nj1015.com/long-term-unemployment-benefit-expires-for-1m-huseholds/#commentsSat, 28 Dec 2013 13:36:26 +0000Associated Presshttp://nj1015.com/?p=345120Continue reading…]]>Holiday cheer may be a little harder to come by in more than a million American households starting today.

]]>http://nj1015.com/90k-to-lose-extended-jobless-benefits-in-nj/feed/0Jobless Claims Fall, But Hiring Lagshttp://nj1015.com/jobless-claims-fall-but-hiring-lags/
http://nj1015.com/jobless-claims-fall-but-hiring-lags/#commentsThu, 08 Aug 2013 20:40:53 +0000Annette Petriccionehttp://nj1015.com/?p=298693Continue reading…]]>Americans who have a job may take comfort in knowing that companies are laying off fewer people than at any time since before the Great Recession.

]]>http://nj1015.com/jobless-claims-fall-but-hiring-lags/feed/0Alex Wong, Getty ImagesNJ Senators Aim to Ensure Prisoners Don't Collect Unemployment [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/nj-senators-aim-to-make-sure-prisoners-dont-collect-unemployment-audio/
http://nj1015.com/nj-senators-aim-to-make-sure-prisoners-dont-collect-unemployment-audio/#commentsFri, 14 Jun 2013 09:58:52 +0000Kevin McArdlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=278440Continue reading…]]>Late last month, State Comptroller Matt Boxer released an audit that identified more than $23 million in benefit payments made to or on behalf of prison inmates who did not appear to be entitled to such payments.

]]>http://nj1015.com/nj-senators-aim-to-make-sure-prisoners-dont-collect-unemployment-audio/feed/0Flickr User mikecoghNJ Inmates Get Millions They Don't Deserve, Comptroller Sayshttp://nj1015.com/nj-inmates-get-millions-they-dont-deserve-comptroller-says/
http://nj1015.com/nj-inmates-get-millions-they-dont-deserve-comptroller-says/#commentsWed, 29 May 2013 16:07:39 +0000Kevin McArdlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=272153Continue reading…]]>New Jersey spent millions of dollars to provide unemployment benefits, Medicaid coverage and food assistance to people who didn’t qualify for that government help because they were in prison at the time. That’s the key finding in a blistering new audit released this morning by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC).

]]>http://nj1015.com/nj-inmates-get-millions-they-dont-deserve-comptroller-says/feed/0Disaster Unemployment Assistance Deadline Approachinghttp://nj1015.com/disaster-unemployment-assistance-deadline-approaching/
http://nj1015.com/disaster-unemployment-assistance-deadline-approaching/#commentsTue, 22 Jan 2013 16:08:35 +0000Dino Flammiahttp://nj1015.com/?p=219442Continue reading…]]>New Jerseyans who were left unemployed due to the superstorm have until February 4 to file an application for Disaster Unemployment Insurance.

]]>http://nj1015.com/disaster-unemployment-assistance-deadline-approaching/feed/0Flickr user: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music PhotographerFederal Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits Will Continuehttp://nj1015.com/federal-emergency-unemployment-compensation-benefits-will-continue/
http://nj1015.com/federal-emergency-unemployment-compensation-benefits-will-continue/#commentsThu, 03 Jan 2013 19:03:34 +0000Stacy Proebstlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=212003Continue reading…]]>New JerseyDepartment of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) Commissioner Harold Wirths announced today that a continuation of federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) has been signed into law by President Barack Obama.

]]>http://nj1015.com/federal-emergency-unemployment-compensation-benefits-will-continue/feed/0Unemployment Benefits Could End Soon [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/unemployment-benefits-could-end-soon-audio/
http://nj1015.com/unemployment-benefits-could-end-soon-audio/#commentsWed, 19 Dec 2012 10:14:27 +0000Dino Flammiahttp://nj1015.com/?p=207492Continue reading…]]>A safety net may be pulled out from under millions of Americans at the end of 2012, unless leaders in Washington choose to renew the program that has been keeping them afloat.

]]>http://nj1015.com/extending-jobless-benefits-creates-jobs-report-shows/feed/0Sandy's Effect on Jersey Jobshttp://nj1015.com/sandys-effect-on-jersey-jobs/
http://nj1015.com/sandys-effect-on-jersey-jobs/#commentsFri, 16 Nov 2012 10:13:39 +0000Dino Flammiahttp://nj1015.com/?p=194623Continue reading…]]>The state announced a slight decrease in New Jersey's unemployment rate on Thursday, but the data was gathered before Superstorm Sandy blasted the state.

]]>http://nj1015.com/sandys-effect-on-jersey-jobs/feed/0John Moore, Getty ImagesSandy-Related Jobless Benefits Extendedhttp://nj1015.com/sandy-related-jobless-benefits-extended/
http://nj1015.com/sandy-related-jobless-benefits-extended/#commentsFri, 09 Nov 2012 03:48:15 +0000Associated Presshttp://nj1015.com/?p=191497Continue reading…]]>Special unemployment assistance for those who lost their jobs because of Hurricane Sandy has been extended to residents in all 21 counties.

]]>http://nj1015.com/u-s-unemployment-aid-applications-rise/feed/0NJ State Government Actually Leads The Nation In Something Good [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/nj-state-government-actually-leads-the-nation-in-something-good-audio/
http://nj1015.com/nj-state-government-actually-leads-the-nation-in-something-good-audio/#commentsMon, 08 Oct 2012 10:04:29 +0000Kevin McArdlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=176703Continue reading…]]>If you have a job in the Garden State, you are paying into New Jersey's Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund. That fund is used to pay benefits to the unemployed who are eligible.

]]>http://nj1015.com/nj-state-government-actually-leads-the-nation-in-something-good-audio/feed/0Sandy Huffaker, Getty ImagesNJ Senate Dems Blast Labor Officials Over Jobless Appeals [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-dems-blast-labor-officials-over-jobless-appeals-audio/
http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-dems-blast-labor-officials-over-jobless-appeals-audio/#commentsTue, 02 Oct 2012 09:44:46 +0000Kevin McArdlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=174004Continue reading…]]>State Senator Dick Codey is blasting the Christie Administration over a backlog for out-of-work New Jerseyans appealing the denial of unemployment benefits. They say for some the wait can be up to six months.

]]>http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-dems-blast-labor-officials-over-jobless-appeals-audio/feed/0Sandy Huffaker, Getty ImagesDeadline Looming For End Of Emergency Jobless Benefits from The Fedhttp://nj1015.com/deadline-looming-for-end-of-emergency-jobless-benefits-from-the-fed/
http://nj1015.com/deadline-looming-for-end-of-emergency-jobless-benefits-from-the-fed/#commentsMon, 01 Oct 2012 17:49:12 +0000Kevin McArdlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=173868Continue reading…]]>For the better part of two-and-half-hours today, the State Senate Labor Committee focused on unemployment benefits as members heard from officials with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

]]>http://nj1015.com/deadline-looming-for-end-of-emergency-jobless-benefits-from-the-fed/feed/0Joe Raedle, Getty ImagesIs New Jersey in a Comeback or a Dropback? [POLL]http://nj1015.com/is-new-jersey-in-a-comeback-or-a-dropback-poll/
http://nj1015.com/is-new-jersey-in-a-comeback-or-a-dropback-poll/#commentsWed, 22 Aug 2012 12:01:09 +0000Jim Gearharthttp://nj1015.com/?p=154820Continue reading…]]>Although the real numbers of unemployment are quite vague, do you think we're in the midst of a New Jersey comeback?

]]>http://nj1015.com/is-new-jersey-in-a-comeback-or-a-dropback-poll/feed/0Governor Christie in Asbury Park (Tim Larsen/Governor's Office)Numbers Point to Weakening Economyhttp://nj1015.com/numbers-point-to-weakening-economy/
http://nj1015.com/numbers-point-to-weakening-economy/#commentsFri, 20 Jul 2012 03:32:46 +0000Associated Presshttp://nj1015.com/?p=138656Continue reading…]]>The latest numbers are sketching a picture of a weakening U.S. economy, held back by sluggish home buying and factory production.

]]>http://nj1015.com/computer-problems-wont-delay-first-time-nj-unemployment-claims/feed/0Seasonal Workers Would Not Get Off-Season Unemployment Benefits Under New Legislationhttp://nj1015.com/seasonal-workers-would-not-get-off-season-unemployment-benefits-under-new-legislation/
http://nj1015.com/seasonal-workers-would-not-get-off-season-unemployment-benefits-under-new-legislation/#commentsMon, 05 Mar 2012 16:31:42 +0000Kevin McArdlehttp://nj1015.com/?p=67196Continue reading…]]>If there is one thing that a seasonal worker knows for sure it is that there will be an off-season. A new bill in the State Legislature would change the law so that seasonal employees would no longer be permitted to collect unemployment checks in their off-season.

]]>http://nj1015.com/seasonal-workers-would-not-get-off-season-unemployment-benefits-under-new-legislation/feed/0Flickr User Runneralan2004Fraud Crackdown Helps NJ Cut Unemployment Tabhttp://nj1015.com/fraud-crackdown-helps-nj-cut-unemployment-tab/
http://nj1015.com/fraud-crackdown-helps-nj-cut-unemployment-tab/#commentsThu, 09 Feb 2012 18:27:59 +0000Associated Presshttp://nj1015.com/?p=54291Continue reading…]]>New Jersey has been able to reduce its unemployment insurance tab to the federal government partly because of a crackdown on fraud. The state says it's nabbing an average of 2,000 people a week who return to work but continue to collect benefits.

]]>http://nj1015.com/2-nj-towns-halt-unemployment-for-seasonal-workers/feed/0Flickr User Curt MatlockNJ Residents In Danger Of Losing Lifeline [AUDIO]http://nj1015.com/nj-residents-in-danger-of-losing-lifeline-audio/
http://nj1015.com/nj-residents-in-danger-of-losing-lifeline-audio/#commentsFri, 09 Dec 2011 10:35:33 +0000Dino Flammiahttp://nj1015.com/?p=26632Continue reading…]]>A safety net for tens of thousands of New Jersey residents could soon vanish, if Congress does not act before the end of the year to extend unemployment benefits for those out of work between 26 and 99 weeks.

]]>http://nj1015.com/nj-residents-in-danger-of-losing-lifeline-audio/feed/0NJ State House in Trenton (Townsquare Media)Unemployment Aid Applications Drop to 9-Month Lowhttp://nj1015.com/unemployment-aid-applications-drop-to-9-month-low/
http://nj1015.com/unemployment-aid-applications-drop-to-9-month-low/#commentsThu, 08 Dec 2011 16:03:39 +0000Associated Presshttp://nj1015.com/?p=26197Continue reading…]]>The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nine months, that latest evidence that the job market is improving.